SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 434

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Mike Smith, who has been named the chief investigator with the Collin County Criminal District Attorney's Office; and

WHEREAS, Mike Smith began his law enforcement career in 1980 as a deputy sheriff for the Smith County Sheriff's Office in Tyler; while working as a deputy sheriff, he attended Tyler Junior College, where he majored in criminal justice; and

WHEREAS, He joined the Texas Department of Public Safety in 1982 and was assigned to Collin County as a Texas Highway Patrol trooper; he worked as a trooper in the Highway Patrol Service and the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Service and as an investigator in the Regulatory Crimes Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Over the last six years with the Texas Department of Public Safety, he performed administrative and criminal investigations in a six-county region in North Texas; and

WHEREAS, He retired from the Texas Department of Public Safety after 29 years of exemplary service in order to accept the position as chief investigator with the Collin County Criminal District Attorney's Office; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, hereby commend Mike Smith for his exceptional career with the Texas Department of Public Safety and extend to him best wishes in his position as chief investigator for the Collin County Criminal District Attorney's Office; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

Shapiro

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on March 8, 2011.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate